March 2025

Trump’s Media Pit Bull Is “Off the Leash”

Ever since Donald Trump bumped Brendan Carr up to chair of the Federal Communications Commission in November 2024 (after naming him a commissioner during his first term), Chairman Carr has attacked the country’s media, entertainment and even tech giants with a cool fury, threatening their business and, critics say, attempting to bully them into more favorable coverage of the President. Historically concerned with the sundry matters of broadcast licenses and station fines, the FCC hardly would seem like the centerpiece of a major media-suppression effort.

Trump’s Tech Governance: Making Sense of the Administration’s First 60 Days

Big Tech’s influence in Washington, DC, is not new, but private tech and governmental interests are merging in ways that represent a concerning reconfiguration. In this analysis of the Trump administration’s first 100 days, we highlight three key trends:

Speed Isn’t Everything

The marketing arm of the broadband industry spends a lot of time convincing folks that the most important part of a broadband product is download speed. This makes sense if fiber of cable are competing in a market against slower technologies. But it seems like most advertising about speed is to convince existing customers to upgrade to faster speeds. While download speed is performance, the industry doesn’t spend much time talking about the other important aspects of broadband:

Sponsor 

Subcommittee on Cybersecurity

Senate Armed Service Committee

Date 
Tue, 03/25/2025 - 15:30

Witnesses

  • Mr. Dan Tadross

    Head of Public Sector

    Scale AI

  • Mr. David Ferris

    Global Head of Public Sector

    Cohere

  • Mr. Jim Mitre

    Vice President and Director

    RAND Global and Emerging Risks



Sponsor 

Subcommittee on the Constitution

Senate Judiciary Committee

Date 
Tue, 03/25/2025 - 14:00